Carpet-stretcher.



No. 778,349." 1 PATENTED DEGLZ'ZWIQOZLQ W. P. BAUMHAUERS JR.

CARPET STRETCH-ER. APPLICATION FILED 1 313.4. 1904.

7 J Witnesses a nventor,

' UNITED' STATES Patented December 27', 1904.

PATENT OFFICE."

CARPET-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 778,349, dated December 27, 1904..

I Application filed February 4:, 1904. Serial No. 192,062. I

To a whom it may concern.-

Be' it known that I, WILLIAM F. BAUM- HAUER, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Carpet-Stretcher, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to carpet-stretchers by means of which carpets may be stretched and-held securely while being tacked; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efiiciency, which maybe easily secured against displacement after the carpet which is being operated upon has been stretched to the desired tensin, thus enabling the free 'a very thick nap erate successfully upon thinly-woven carpets,

edge of thecarpet to be secured by means of ordinary carpet-tacks without necessity for retaining it-i'n its stretched position by a downward strain thereon by the knee of the operator or by other extraneous means.

A further object is to provide acarpetstretcher having teeth which while they shall be able to firmly engage heavy carpets having shall likewise be ableto opsuch as ingrain carpets, without danger of the teeth or prongs piercing through such carpet into the carpet paper or lining which may have been placed underneath, thus tearing, displacing, or otherwise injuring the same.

With these and other ends in view, which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and. particu larly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of embodiment of the invention, it being understood, however, that no limitation is made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, butthat the right is reserved to any changes, alterations, and modifications which. come fairly within the scope of the invention and which may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same.

.Fig. 8 is a transverse vertical sectional view.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated by simllar numerals of refer- .ence.

a plurality of teeth 44:, said teeth having beveled or inclined rear edges 5 and vertically-disposed front edges 6, provided near their lower ends with shoulders or olfsets 7, which are disposed a very short distance above the points 8, which are formed by the convergence of the beveled rear edges and the lower portions of the vertical front edges of the teeth. Any desired number of these toothed strips may be used, said strips being spaced suitably by means of'blocks 2 2. It is obvious also that any suitable additionalsecuring means'may be used for the purpose of securing these strips in position without liability of their dropping out of position. The main 'or face block 1 is provided at the front edge thereof with a hook 9, with which is connected a wire loop or band 10, having connection by means of a staple 11 with a lever 12, having a sharp point or prong 13, which may be driven into the fioor in advance of the edge of the carpet, while the block carrying the toothed strips is caused to engage the upper side or the nap of the carpet, when by strain upon the lever 12 the toothed block will be forced in the direction of the wall, thus stretching the carpet to the desired degree of tension.

.cordance with the principles of the invention.

The block 1 is provided with a suitably-dis- 1 posed opening 14, through which passes a perforated sleeve 15, provided at its upper end with a boss 16. 17 designates a handle having a ferrule .18 and carrying a pin 19, which extends through the boss 16 and the threaded sleeve 15 and is of sufficient length to be driven through the carpet and into the floor. When the carpet has been stretched or strained to the desired degree of tension, this pin is inserted through the perforated sleeve and boss and the point is driven into the floor, thereby securing the body of the carpet-stretcher positively against retraction or lateral displacement and enabling the operator to proceed With the application of tacks by means of Which the edge of the carpet is to be secured adjacent to the Wall.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is- In a device of the class described, a block having a plurality of longitudinally-disposed Mrs. VVM. BAUMHAUER, EDWARD F. BRENNECKE. 

